Thursday: Silversun Pickups at Echoplex

This makes my earlier dilemma disappear.

I'm still skeptical of this band, mostly because I wasn't impressed by their SXSW showcase. But you can't turn down seeing them at the Echoplex. And I'll be able to hop over to Xu Xu Fang's record release show afterwards.

News & Notes: April 21

Albums of (varying) note released today:

• Castledoor - Shouting at Mountains
• Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
• Art Brut - Art Brut vs. Satan
• Westbound Train - Come and Get It
• King Khan & The Shrines - What Is?!

Other news:

• Silversun Pickups' Swoon will debut at #5 on Billboard with about 48,000 first week sales. [UPDATE: Actually # 7. Hitsdailydouble misleading me again!]
  
• The Henry Clay People are playing Lollapalooza. It will be their first major festival appearance.
• The Harlem Shakes are touring with Passion Pit and will be in LA on May 28 (Troubadour) and 29 (Echoplex). Now you just have to choose which one.